Tencent took part in a round sized at nearly $100m for the English language learning platform, which counts Bertelsmann among its earlier investors.

DA Consortium, Gree Ventures, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners and SBI Group were among the backers in a $48.2m round for the marketing, media and ride hailing service operator.

The mobility service provider will use the $50.1m cash it secured from SoftBank and Didi Chuxing to expand from Chinese tourists to local Japanese users.

Innovative region: China

Fidelity provided a $4.8m second tranche after a first close featuring vehicles for Kyushu University and Osaka University.

Wind, Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park Development and Chengxin Credit Ratings all backed the mapping technology provider's series A-plus round.

Q&A with Itamar Sivan, co-founder of Israel-based quantum computer orchestration technology developer Quantum Machines.

The drama content producer, which counts iQiyi among its investors, has gone public in Hong Kong and seen its share price rise 84% on its first day of trading.

Sinar Mas-backed SMDV has invested in 20 startups from its earlier fund and will target larger deals through its next fund.

SoftBank Ventures Asia has led the sports shoe resale platform’s series A and B rounds, investing alongside participants including Colopl Next and The Guild.